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Chapter 7 Vocabulary
Executive Branch Terms
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10th Grade
03/02/2011

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Pardon
Definition
declaration of forgiveness and freedom form punishment
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Elector
Definition
person appointed to choose the presidential candidate in an election
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National Security
Definition
the ability to keep the country safe from attack of harm
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Ambassador
Definition
an official representative of a country's goverment
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Independent Agency
Definition
federal board or commission that is not part of any cabinet department
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Treaty
Definition
a formal agreement between the goverments of 2 or more countries
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Goverment Corporation
Definition
a business owned and operated by the federal goverment
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Civil Service Worker
Definition
person hired into goverment postion
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Amnesty
Definition
a pardon to a group of people
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Foreign Policy
Definition
a nation's overall plan for dealing with other nations
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Spoils System
Definition
rewarding people with goverment jobs on the basis of their political support
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Executive Agreement
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an agreement between the president and leader of another country
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Cabinet
Definition
a group of advisors to the president
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Patriot Act
Definition
set of laws enacted after the 9/11 attack to catch terrorist (wire-tapping phones)
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Federal Bureaucracy
Definition
the collective agencies and employees of the executive branch
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Medicaid
Definition
health insurance provided to low-income families by the goverment
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Political Appointee
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a person appointed to a federal position by the president
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Embargo
Definition
an agreement among a group of nations that prohibit trade
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Civil Service System
Definition
the practice of hiring goverment workers on the basis of open, competitive exams & their qualification
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Reprieve
Definition
an order to delay a person's punishment until a higher court can hear the case
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Medicare
Definition
health insurance provided to elderly people by the goverment
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Trade Sanction
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an effort to punish another nation by imposing trade barriers
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Electoral College
Definition
a group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president
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Executive Order
Definition
a rule or command by the president that has the force of law
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Merit System
Definition
hiring people into goverment jobs on the basis of their qualification
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